Create Financial Solutions Limited

Reference number: 722497

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Create Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 722497) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Create Financial Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Create Financial Solutions, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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  • When createfs.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01224 264949 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AB12 4XX
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Quilter Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 October 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Bankhead Drive City South Office Park, Portlethen, Aberdeen, AB12 4XX, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lachlan George Bursle Director Jun 1988 21 Sep 2023 1 other company
Stuart Patrick Gallagher Director Jan 1974 21 Sep 2023 2 other companies
Thomas Ross Keith Murray Director Apr 1982 21 Sep 2023 17 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
20
closed down
12
still active
8

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£248k

+63% from £152k

Cash at bank

£859k

+153% from £340k

Employees (average)

15

+50% from 10

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC274209. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Create Financial Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

21 September 2023

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over
  • Anthony Little stopped being a part-owner
  • Simon Antony Kilkerr stopped being a part-owner
  • Stuart Gallagher Financial & Estate Planning Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Little became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Simon Antony Kilkerr became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

21 October 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2004

5 October 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms like Create Financial Solutions

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Aberdeen

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Create Financial Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Create Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 722497) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Create Financial Solutions?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Create Financial Solutions Limited (FRN 722497) is an AR of Quilter Financial Services Limited (FRN 440703). When you use Create Financial Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Create Financial Solutions, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Create Financial Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01224 264949 and the website createfs.com for Create Financial Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Create Financial Solutions a scam or clone?
Create Financial Solutions is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Create Financial Solutions?
Protection works through Quilter Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Create Financial Solutions's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Create Financial Solutions?
Create Financial Solutions is owned by Stuart Gallagher Financial & Estate Planning Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 September 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Anthony Little and Mr Simon Antony Kilkerr.
Who runs Create Financial Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Create Financial Solutions: Lachlan George Bursle, Stuart Patrick Gallagher and Thomas Ross Keith Murray.
How long has Create Financial Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 5 October 2004.
What do Create Financial Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £248k (+63% from £152k) and cash at bank of £859k (+153% from £340k).

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